Mixed Prepositions

What are prepositions?

• Prepositions are used before adverbs to form a phrase that shows where, what, and how?

• Prepositions are used before adjectives to form a phrase that shows what, how, and why.

• Prepositions are used before nouns to form a phrase that shows where, when, how, and why.

• Prepositions are used before verbs to form a phrase that answers where, when, how, and why.

Why are prepositions of direction special?

• Direction prepositions are special because they show some type of movement.

• Direction prepositions are special because they show some type of space.

• Direction prepositions are special because of movements.

• Direction prepositions are special because of how they link to other words.

When do prepositions of location appear?

• Prepositions of location appear with adverbs describing conditions

• Prepositions of location appear with verbs describing states or conditions

• Prepositions of location appear with nouns describing states or conditions

• Prepositions of location appear with adjectives describing states

Prepositions of time allow you to ... (Complete the sentence)

• Prepositions of time allow you to tell your readers when future events will happen.

• Prepositions of time allow you to tell your readers when things happened in the past.

• Prepositions of time allow you to tell your readers why things are taking place.

• Prepositions of time allow you to tell your readers when things are taking place.

What are prepositions of place used for?

• Prepositions of Place are used to show the destination of one thing with another.

• Prepositions of Place are used to show the time or location of one thing with another.

• Prepositions of Place are used to show the position or location of one thing with another.

• Prepositions of Place are used to show the state or condition of one thing with another.

While they were hiking _______ the forest to the waterfall, Laurelle and Frank saw a mountain lion. Fill in the blank

• across

• along

• around

• over

• through

They walked __________ the building twice looking for the entrance. Fill in the blank

• around

• over

• through

• along

• under

In the following sentence what type of preposition is the word in bold? They strolled along the beach watching the sunset.

• Preposition of Place

• Preposition of Time

• Preposition of Direction

• Preposition of Location

We have high-speed Internet access ______ work, but I have a bad connection ________ home. Fill in the blanks

• at, at

• at, in

• at, on

Toby was ______ the hospital for two weeks after his motorcycle accident ____ the freeway. Fill in the blanks

• at, on

• in, on

• at, in